Tebow is hitting .235 in eight spring training games, which isn’t terrible for someone who hadn’t played organized baseball in 11 years before signing a minor league contract with the Mets last September.

Fireflies President John Katz said earlier this month that he was “cautiously optimistic” Tebow would begin his professional career in Columbia. Tebow will bring additional media attention — and likely larger crowds — to Spirit Communications Park.

“We are prepared for it,” Katz told The State. “We know if we want to do a certain amount of things we need notice. He may or may not be here, but if the stars are in our favor like I feel they are, then we will be ready.”

As SB Nation points out, the Fireflies kind of predicted this eight months ago, before Tebow signed his minor league deal with the Mets. It was meant to be.

Scott AllenScott Allen has written about the Capitals, Nationals, Redskins, Wizards and more for The Washington Post's D.C. Sports Bog since 2014. Before joining The Post, he wrote about high school sports for USA Today, developed courses for a Web-based training company, and worked as a reporter and page designer for the Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune. Follow